Fears about the situation at Duke’s L.V. Sutton power plant near Wilmington have been growing since before Hurricane Florence made landfall.
Sunday Business
(Yana Paskova for The Post)
The borrow-to-lend model has become king of the market for U.S. home mortgages, raising concerns among analysts, academic researchers and government officials about what could happen if the housing market collapses again.
Analysis
The presidential biographer looks at how some of the best presidents led the country amid economic strife, war and domestic turbulence.
Perspective
If you’re low-income, having bad or no credit can make you even more financially unstable, according to new research by the Urban Institute. But helping low-income folks reduce the cost of their borrowing benefits everyone.
Robot dog Aibo meets Lola Beyoncé, a real one. (Geoffrey A. Fowler/The Post)
Tech Review
We spent two weeks with Sony’s reboot of Aibo, the robot dog. The idea that a hunk of plastic and metal can make you feel affection is no longer so far-fetched.
Across the country five counties, one state and more than 70 cities, — such as Spokane, Wash., Minneapolis and New Brunswick, N.J. — want to turn their electricity grids entirely “green.”
The $40 billion buy will make Comcast, which owns NBC and Universal Pictures, the world’s largest pay-TV operator with about 52 million customers.
- Perspective
Brad Wheedleton got a bright idea when he saw the long line for buying collectibles at Nationals Park.
Officials reportedly had planned to send a high-ranking official and a delegation to Washington.
- Perspective
Yes, the iPhone XS is the best iPhone ever. But if you wait a month, you could save $250.
Amazon.com unveiled some 70 new devices and capabilities for its Alexa product line at its Seattle headquarters Thursday. Like a rebooted Sharper Image catalogue, Amazon is adding its talking artificial intelligence to a microwave, a wall clock, a wall plug, cars and more.
Investors believe aging bull market has room to run.
Vera Jourova said that she received an “influx of hatred” on the popular platform.
- Analysis
The Pew Research Center tallied density by gender across a number of fields.
The electric, low-speed vehicles are expected to accept passengers in December.
European officials are investigating whether Amazon's growing third-party marketplace is giving it an unfair leg up.
- Analysis
There’s a simple reason why the Republican president's tax cuts haven’t inspired companies to move that much money to the United States: The money was already here.
Three Square Market is known for microchipping employees, but the company's latest app is designed to help parents track their children's whereabouts. The app could be a useful tool for law enforcement, experts say, but could also be abused or lead to greater anxiety among users.
Premier Li Keqiang said the country will thrive despite “obstacles.”
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong also believes building trust among young readers can even help combat fake news being passed along by an audience that spends long hours on the Internet.
An Arkansas-based firm predicts an explosion of spam calls, marking a leap from 3.7 percentage of total calls in 2017 to a projected 44.6 percentage by early 2019.
- Analysis
A new report from the Gates Foundation stresses the need to invest in Africa's young population.
The trade dispute could be leading to a commercial divorce and the uncoupling of a 40-year relationship.
- Perspective
- PerspectiveRetire early or keep on working? How to prepare for either choice.
- PerspectiveWhat do your parents owe you when they die?
- PerspectiveHow the lawsuits against student loan servicer Navient could affect you
- Mortgage fraud by wannabe home buyers is on the rise. And you can blame the Internet for it.
- Not your typical condo building around Dupont Circle
- PerspectiveHere’s a sure red flag the home contractor you’re considering is untrustworthy
- Mortgage rates reach highs not seen since early August
- Today’s active-adult communities are stepping up their games
- Today’s active-adult communities are stepping up their games
